Thanks!
Lots of edits, lots of experimentation and "questionable" quality over the last 5-6 years, especially my first year or two. I've been wanting to take down those tracks of "lesser" quality for some time. I'm kind of a procrastinator though.
While to get any traction these days you do need to have a high output, I've been trying to focus more on quality....and still output as much as I can.
I still can't stand myself if I don't experiment and try to do things the way I want to. So I think it's been quite a few months sine I've released any Ukulele tracks. It's just not me
I was pretty astonished with myself when last year I nearly earned in music what I earned at Booking.com 4 years ago (customer service full time with Russian language premium). A family member had become disabled and I had to make a decision to be fired or quit. I was going to be fired because I was getting too many points due to leaving all the time. It was unsafe to be away from home so the FMLA wasn't really going to solve anything. They don't guarentte an income, just that you won't be fired due to a disability of a family member. So I decided to quit at my own volition, and perhaps have it reflect better than a firing on a resume.
Bear in mind that I also sell on other sites, and also sell Kontakt instruments, sounds, etc.
But last year Pond5 was 60-70% of my income. This year it's even more of a percentage. Summer has been a little pale in sales though --but it kind of always is.
I hope that in a few years I can start working out of the home more. I can only hope that these past years will be a good resume booster at the very least.
Anyways, I think I'll leave it at that for my comments. I don't want this thread to be about my job and family.
But just to put things into perspective for me.